The process of growing crops by first clearing the land of trees and vegetation and burning them thereafter is called?

Commercial farming

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Shifting cultivation

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Nomadic herding

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None of these

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The correct option is A Shifting cultivation
Some of them practised jhum cultivation, that is, shifting cultivation. This was done on small patches of land, mostly in forests. The cultivators cut the treetops to allow sunlight to reach the ground and burn the vegetation on the land to clear it for cultivation.

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Q. One of Ammu's friends was telling her about a method of farming called jhum, which is practised in her home state of Chattisgarh. The process of cultivation involves clearing and burning the land, followed by sowing of seeds and growing crops. After a few harvests, the land is abandoned so that its nutrients can be replenished. What is another name for jhum cultivation?

Q. Clearing a patch of forested land by cutting and burning trees for cultivation is known as _______.

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Q. _______ is a type of cultivation in which tracts of forests are cleared for agriculture by burning down trees.

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